Trial production begins at BKT’s new Waluj F-20 plant

Balkrishna Industries Ltd., manufacturer of the BKT tyre brand, reports that it recently commenced trial production at the greenfield project on the ‘F-20’ plot, a nine-hectare site near its current Waluj, Maharashtra plant. The facility has an installed capacity of 30,000 tonnes as well as warehousing for raw materials and finished goods. The tyre maker adds that the planned “small cogeneration plant” hasn’t been installed at this point in time.

Upon announcing its intention to set up a new factory late in 2018, BKT described the existing factory in Waluj as “very old” and “long due for complete revamping.” It will retire this plant when the new facility becomes operational.